"It's a long time ago so who cares"
is exactly the reason we have separate courts for juveniles and adults. Because juveniles aren't adults and society considers the crimes they commit to be the products of an underdeveloped mind, and further considers the possibility, however remote, that a man in his fifties does not hold the same views, attitudes, and morals as he did when he was 17.
If a black guy were to be denied a job based on a crime he may or may not have committed as a 17-year-old, the social justice crowd would be howling. So I cast a dubious eye upon people who claim to criticize the "privileged white kid" defense when they themselves would likely take the side of the privileged white kid if only he were an underprivileged black kid.
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Posted: 09/18/2018 at 12:08PM